Candy-dispenser.



J. H. MACKALL.

CANDY DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1915.

1,231,400. 1 PatentedJune 26, 1917.

JAMES H. MAOKALL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CANDY-DISPENSER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 191%.

Application filed September 25, 1915. Serial No. 52,657.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMEs H. MACKALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Candy-Dispensers; of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to dispensers especially adapted to be used forholding candy and consists of the novel features hereinafter describedand claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a container of the characterindicated which is of simple structure and which holds the candy in amanner to protect the same from dirt or other foreign substances.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form ofthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view out on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The dispenser comprises a body 1 of glass having at its lower side aneck 2. The body 1 is provided at its top side with an opening 3 whichis normally closed by means of a screw cap 4 said cap being providedwith a rubber washer 5. When the cap 4: is removed from the top of thebody 1 the candy may be poured through the opening 3 into the said body.

The body 1 is mounted upon a stand which includes legs .6 and a sleeve 7is supported between the legs 6 and fits snugly around the neck 2. Thelower end of the neck 2 terminates short of the lower end of the sleeve7 and the sleeve 7 is provided at its side with a slot 8.

A rod 9 is pivotally mounted upon the frame of which the legs 6 arecomponent parts and the said rod carries at one end the valve 10 adaptedto enter the slot 8. A rubber washer 11 is mounted at the upper side ofthe valve 10 and is adapted to engage against the inner surface of theneck 2 whereby an air tight closure is provided for the body 1. The rod9 joins with the valve 10 at one side thereof so that the valve 10 mayreadily enter the slot 8 and may also be removed from the same. An arm12 is mounted upon a cross piece 12' of the stand and one end of the rod9 passes under the said arm. The said cross piece is provided with acurved slot 13' which receives a pin 14 carried by the arm 12 wherebythe said arm may be moved in a horizontal plane over the cross piece butis held against vertical tilting movement. A spring 13 is interposedbetween the arm 12 and the rod 9 and is under tension with a tendency tohold the valve 10 at an elevated position. The rod 9 is pivoted to thearm 12 for vertical swinging movement.

A ring 1 1 is connected with the legs 6 by means of spring 15 and adetachable cup 16 fits in the ring 14. The cup 16 is provided at itsupper portion with a flared end 17 which surrounds the lower portion ofthe sleeve 7. The internal diameter of the sleeve 7 is approximately thesame as the internal diameter of the lower portion of the cup 16.

In this form of the invention the candy is placed in the body 1 and whenit is desired to remove some of the candy therefrom the outer end of therod 9 is swung in an upward direction whereby the valve 10 and washer 11are moved down away from the lower end of the neck 2. The rod 9 is thenturned laterally so that the valve 10 and the washer 11 thereon areremoved from the slot 8. The candy then flows down through the neck 2from the body 1 and enters the cup 16. When the solid column of candyhas accumulated in the cup the rod 9 is turned whereby the valve 10 isinserted through the slot 8 in the sleeve 7 and assumes a closedposition in the said sleeve.

The cup 16 may then be detached from the ring 14 and removed from underthe lower end of the sleeve 7. When the cup 16 is removed from under thesleeve '7' and the valve 10 is in a closed position in the said sleevethe said valve sustains the weight of the candy in the neck 2 and body 1and hence the flow of the candy from the said body through the neck isinterrupted.

From the above description taken in con junction with the accompanyingdrawing it will be seen that a candy dispenser and con tainer of simpleand durable structure is provided and that the candy is preserved in asanitary condition and may be accurately measured at the time that it iswithdrawn from the container.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A dispenser comprisinga stand and a container, a sleeve mounted thereon, and

adapted to receive the neck of said container, the rod and arm andadapted to maintain said sleeve being provided with a slot 10- the rodtoward the upper edge of the slot. 1;-

catecl between its ends, a rod passing In testimony whereof I affix mysignathrough the slot, a valve mounted on the ture,1n presence of twowltnesses.

rod and adapted to close the passage way JAMES H. MAGKALL. through thesleeve, an arm pivotally mount- Witnesses:

ed on the stand and pivotally connected with E. H. MoIN'rosH,

the rod, and a spring interposed between VILLIAM P. CLY'NE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

